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atomic number 108

atomic number 108

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A man-made radioactive heavy metal element called hassium with atomic number 108
  • noun
  • /əˈtɑːmɪk ˈnʌmbər 108/
  • Specialized
translation icon : número atómico 108
  • The element with atomic number 108 is hassium.

Examples

  • Hassium has the atomic number 108 on the periodic table.

  • There are only a few atoms of atomic number 108 produced due to its short half-life.

  • Scientists first synthesized atomic number 108 in a laboratory in Germany.

  • The discovery of atomic number 108 expanded our understanding of the periodic table.

  • Scientists first synthesized atomic number 108 in a laboratory in Germany.

  • The discovery of atomic number 108 expanded our understanding of the periodic table.

  • There are only a few atoms of atomic number 108 produced due to its short half-life.

Synonyms

Hs
vsatomic number 108
  • Specialized
14 9.9

A man-made chemical element with atomic number 108 that is radioactive and very unstable

refers to the substance itself rather than its written symbol
hassium
vsatomic number 108
  • Specialized
9.9

A man-made radioactive element with the number 108 in the periodic table

uses a number label rather than the chemical name
element 108
vsatomic number 108
  • Specialized
9.9

A very heavy radioactive element with atomic number 108 called hassium

expresses the same substance by number rather than by its name

Surface Forms

atomic number 108 singular
atomic numbers 108 plural

Morphology

atomic + number + 108

The phrase is compositionally clear: 'atomic' + 'number' signals a numerical identifier for an element and '108' specifies which one, so a learner can infer it refers to the element with that atomic number. However, knowing that this specific number corresponds to the element name hassium requires specialised chemical knowledge beyond B1 level, so the link to the proper name is not directly predictable.

Etymology

Atomic number 108 refers to the element hassium. Scientists first made it in a German lab in Hesse and named it after that place, so thinking of 'Hesse' helps you remember that 108 is the element hassium.